exurb
UK/'eksə:b/US/'ekzә:b/
Definitions
n.
A prosperous residential area lying beyond a city's suburbs
城市远郊区（郊区之外的富庶居住区）
Root Breakdown
Blendex- (out, beyond) + urb (city) = the zone 'beyond' the city — one ring further out than the suburb. Coined in the 1950s for the affluent semi-rural belt where well-off commuters settle past the suburbs.
Root urb still carries 24 more wordsExample Sentences
- 1.
They traded a cramped flat for a big house in the exurbs.
- 2.
The exurb offers space and quiet at the cost of a long commute.